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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/12/1924

George Bixler, 64 years old of
the Ide road, town of Newfane, arrested
yesterday by Deputy Smith
and Rees on charge of bigamy.
was arraigned this morning before
Acting Police Judge Noonan In
police court at Niagara Falls. A
plea of not guilty was entered
and the case was adjourned until
19 o'clock tomorrow morning;.
The complainant is Mrs. Julia
Bixler of 295 Hawley street, this
city, who claims she is t h e wife of
George Bixler and mother of h i s
seven children. She told Judge
Noonan that while there Is no di-
vorce she has been separated from
her husband about thirteen years.
Recently Mrs. Bixler saw an ac-
count in a newspaper of the mar-
riage of George Bixler and Rose
Mary Carey, the ceremony being
performed on September 3, at Ni-
agara Falls, she claims, and upon
investigation found that the groom
was her husband. she then
swore out the warrant.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/13/1940

NEWFANE, June 12 - Funeral
services for George Bixler. 70. former
resident of the Newfane area who
died Monday in Cleveland, will be
held at 3:30 tomorrow at the heme
of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn H. Corwin,
Main street. Burial will be In Corwin
cemetery. Mr. Bixler had been
ill for several months.
Born In the town of Newfane. the
son of the late Joshua and Alice
Brown Bixler, he had been a farmer
on the Ida road until 16 years ago
when he went to Cleveland. He was
a member of the Newfane Baptist
church.
Survivors include a son Clayton
Bixler, Moravia; five daughters, Mrs.
Everett Forsyth, Burt; Mrs. william
Akerman and Mrs. Beverly Harris,
Newfane; Mrs. George Howard and
Mrs. Douglas Roberts, both of Lock-
port; and one brother, Scott Bixler,
Hess road, town of Newfane.

George married BISHOP, Julia about 1893. Julia was born in Sep 1873 in New York; died on 13 Oct 1934 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BIXLER, Clayton H was born on 16 Jul 1895 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Jun 1963 in Syracuse, Onondaga County, NY.
2. BIXLER, Luella was born on 21 Aug 1897 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 28 Apr 1964 in Burt, Niagara County, NY.
3. BIXLER, Esther M was born in Nov 1899; and died.
4. BIXLER, Ethel was born on 12 Nov 1900 in New York; died in Jan 1985 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY.
5. BIXLER, Gladys was born on 7 Apr 1903 in New York; died in May 1976 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.
6. BIXLER, Leta was born about 1906 in New York; and died.
7. BIXLER, Blanche G was born on 7 Apr 1907 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY; died on 29 Sep 1965 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/11/1919

Joshua Bixler aged 77 years, a life
long resident of this road passed
away at his home Saturday, September
6th, he leaves besides his wife,
three sons, George and Glenn of Newfane,
and Scott of Hartland. Mr.
Bixler was a veteran of the Civil War,
burial in Wrights Corners cemetery.

Joshua married BROWN, Alice J about 1868. Alice (daughter of Lucretia) was born about 1847 in New York; died on 25 Oct 1933 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/26/1933

Alice J., widow of the late Joshua
Bixler, entered into rest at her home
on the Hess road, Wednesday, October
25, 1938, at the age of 87 years.
She is survived by two sons, George
and Scott Bixler of Newfane, N. Y.,
also eighteen grandchildren and
twenty-four great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from
her late home Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Burial Wright's Corners
cemetery.

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Lockport NY Daily Journal - 4/22/1897

Died at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs, Joshua Bixler, on the Hess Road,
at 6 o'clock Thursday morning, April
22d, 1897 aged 74 years.
She leaves to mourn her loss, besides
her daughter, Mrs. Allie Bixler, two sisters,
Mrs. Richards of this city, and
Mrs. Libble Halstead of Grand Rapids,
Mich.
The funeral services will beheld from
the house at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.